First off, thieves suck.
Don't even get me started on that.
That said, my insurance company was very fair to me on the value of my Toyota Tacoma and I had a hard time deciding what to get with my settlement check.
I debated for quite some time over what to get. I thought about a sports car. I thought about a luxury coupe. I thought about another, newer truck.
My girlfriend, who I'm planning to propose to btw, sternly told me that this was not the time in my life to be making decisions based on logic and reason and made me get something I've always wanted.
I give you... Frank. ;D
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DkLsLjCLd5g/UJ2UY6m6rTI/AAAAAAAABRY/AFRI2IoAxPo/s640/wagon.jpg)
It's a 1959 Willys Station Wagon with a 1951 body.
The engine's a diesel out of a 1985 Mercedes E-class.
I have plenty of money left over after buying it to fix it up and I have a ton of things planned. Tomorrow I'm installing the new seats I bought for it.
I'll post more pics if anybody's interested.
awesome! [clap]
Frank is cool.
Don't let Kent anywhere near it. ;D
[evil]
not leaking gas is it? Fire no bueno
Quote from: lethe on November 09, 2012, 04:01:11 PM
not leaking gas is it? Fire no bueno
I hope it's not leaking gas.
It's a diesel.
That was the first time I'd put fuel in it, and that was when I found out I needed to put a vent line on the fuel tank.
Quote from: kopfjäger on November 09, 2012, 04:07:08 PM
[laugh]
ok I deserve that :(
in my defense I've been ill and my brain isn't quite right yet [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on November 09, 2012, 03:58:51 PM
Don't let Kent anywhere near it. ;D
Is that a reference to him backing into a house? Did you know about that?
[laugh]
Quote from: lethe on November 09, 2012, 04:12:19 PM
ok I deserve that :(
in my defense I've been ill and my brain isn't quite right yet [laugh]
yet?
Quote from: Rameses on November 09, 2012, 04:24:30 PM
Is that a reference to him backing into a house? Did you know about that?
[laugh]
Not really...just based on generalizations... ;)
Do tell. [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on November 09, 2012, 04:36:30 PM
Do tell. [laugh]
I'll PM you about that later on when I get a chance.
congrats on a cool ride!!!
[thumbsup] that's a cool project :) your girl sounds like a keeper
That is a beauty. A friend had one years ago, with the original funny little 4 cylinder motor, the intake valves were in the head and the exhaust valves were in the block. He had it for a long time and many interesting miles. The Diesel must put it into a whole new dimension!
Thanks everybody. ;D
I'm headed to the shop right now to fabricate a new shifter and some seat brackets.
It's getting heated seats. :)
Mods please close this. We're a porn free forum and Rameses keeps posting photos of his Willy.
I love it! [thumbsup]
Way cool. [thumbsup]
Nice truck, any relation to 'Mater'? [thumbsup]
Looking forward to updates and mods.
[thumbsup]
Cool!
Agreed..thieves do suck!
Frank is pretty cool.
I'm interested to see how the progress goes! [thumbsup]
Very cool! 8)
[popcorn]
That thing is badass!
Have the brakes been upgraded?
If not make that your first mod.
Old jeeps came with anemic flathead motors with equally anemic drum brakes.
Back in the '80s I carpooled with a gentleman who had a simular jeep, stock brakes, stock steering, and a small block chevy V-8. Up highway 72 in Colorado (Coal Creek Canyon), way up the canyon. Great fun!!
Cool project [thumbsup]
So over the weekend, I mounted my new seats and wired them up.
Huge improvement over stock. It makes the ride so much nicer. And the seat heaters are badass too. [evil]
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Gg3wM9UKGJU/UKMrLhvm2RI/AAAAAAAABR4/2eeX0okJnC4/s512/20121110_121811.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uckcg1lp_sc/UKMrMpHKVJI/AAAAAAAABSI/F_ZGe7KdZ4Q/s512/20121110_130921.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uckcg1lp_sc/UKMrMpHKVJI/AAAAAAAABSI/F_ZGe7KdZ4Q/s512/20121110_130921.jpg)
Still didn't get my shifter done though. When I went to fabricate it, I realized I'd forgotten to take part of it with me. [roll]
Quote from: Dwead Piwate Woberts on November 10, 2012, 09:06:06 AM
Mods please close this. We're a porn free forum and Rameses keeps posting photos of his Willy.
No, that was your buddy Daniel Craig. :P
Were you talking the back seats or did you forget the finished product pic? ;D
Invisible seats FTW! [thumbsup]
The King has no clothes seats.
The first pic *is* his new seats.
You should have seen the ones he took out.
Quote from: Speeddog on November 14, 2012, 10:32:20 AM
The first pic *is* his new seats.
You should have seen the ones he took out.
[laugh] [laugh]
Yeah, my copy pasta skills were lacking early this morning. That third pic was supposed to be the new ones.
Lemme see if I can find the url and post it from my phone...
Nope.
I'll post it when I get home.
Here we go.
New seats.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ok--3gg9K2U/UKMrLnoSocI/AAAAAAAABR8/mMoPJKg_muU/s512/20121111_104841.jpg)
GM seats from an LT pickup :D
I have those in my truck, they're nice [thumbsup]
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 14, 2012, 03:54:24 PM
GM seats from an LT pickup :D
I have those in my truck, they're nice [thumbsup]
I got 'em out of an '06 Trailblazer.
Picked up the third row seats to use as a bench in the back of the Willys too. Not in a huge rush to put that in though, as that's going to take quite a bit more thinking to figure out the best way to mount them.
Got all of the seats and the electric seat bases and everything for $175! ;D
Holy cow that's a smokin deal :o
You realize you've set the bar pretty high for the rest of the truck now, eh?
Quote from: Rameses on November 14, 2012, 04:56:11 AM
So over the weekend, I mounted my new seats and wired them up.
Huge improvement over stock. It makes the ride so much nicer. And the seat heaters are badass too. [evil]
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Gg3wM9UKGJU/UKMrLhvm2RI/AAAAAAAABR4/2eeX0okJnC4/s512/20121110_121811.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uckcg1lp_sc/UKMrMpHKVJI/AAAAAAAABSI/F_ZGe7KdZ4Q/s512/20121110_130921.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uckcg1lp_sc/UKMrMpHKVJI/AAAAAAAABSI/F_ZGe7KdZ4Q/s512/20121110_130921.jpg)
Still didn't get my shifter done though. When I went to fabricate it, I realized I'd forgotten to take part of it with me. [roll]
No, that was your buddy Daniel Craig. :P
That looks an awful lot like an electric heater built into the sidewall just behind the front seats.
Quote from: Speeddog on November 14, 2012, 05:31:53 PM
You realize you've set the bar pretty high for the rest of the truck now, eh?
Yep. ;D
Quote from: Mendo Dave on November 14, 2012, 07:37:34 PM
That looks an awful lot like an electric heater built into the sidewall just behind the front seats.
Not electric.
There're coolant lines that run back to it and it has a heater core in it. Those rear heaters for the Willys Wagons are super rare. I got lucky.
:)
Gm should take a lesson from that. I had to remove the entire dash to replace the heater core on my Jimmy. With that Willis design its right there.
My "new" plate got here in the mail today...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQxgPV7K4cE/UKbk0X0HfhI/AAAAAAAABSk/6Il7jFTeLXw/s640/59plate.jpg)
Please tell me that's not the only light on the rear end of that rig.... :-X
Quote from: Speeddog on November 16, 2012, 05:40:18 PM
Please tell me that's not the only light on the rear end of that rig.... :-X
Don't be afraid...
Quote from: Speeddog on November 16, 2012, 05:40:18 PM
Please tell me that's not the only light on the rear end of that rig.... :-X
No, there's another one just like it on the right side.
Only minus the plate illumination window on the bottom of the housing.
Oh, well, then you're good as gold.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/4d653dcb2ff117c9bb527b746b22413c.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/68ad18fff424d21a9096e5063637e868.jpg)
Quote from: kopfjäger on November 17, 2012, 06:46:40 PM
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/4d653dcb2ff117c9bb527b746b22413c.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/68ad18fff424d21a9096e5063637e868.jpg)
Wow!
[thumbsup]
Quote from: Rameses on November 16, 2012, 05:16:48 PM
My "new" plate got here in the mail today...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQxgPV7K4cE/UKbk0X0HfhI/AAAAAAAABSk/6Il7jFTeLXw/s640/59plate.jpg)
Nice! If I keep my 280, I'd love vintage plates. That aside, I didn't realize you were in NC!
JM
Quote from: kopfjäger on November 17, 2012, 06:46:40 PM
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/4d653dcb2ff117c9bb527b746b22413c.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/68ad18fff424d21a9096e5063637e868.jpg)
Very nice.
I just ordered those mirrors for mine several days ago. Can't wait for them to get here.
Quote from: the_Journeyman on November 19, 2012, 01:44:16 PM
Nice! If I keep my 280, I'd love vintage plates. That aside, I didn't realize you were in NC!
JM
Yep. I'm in Raleigh.
I never realized it until I bought this thing, but you don't have to do anything special to run old plates in NC.
As long as you have your valid license plate in the vehicle with you in case you get pulled over, you can run a plate from any state as long as the year on the plate matches the year on your vehicle's registration.
Quote from: Rameses on November 19, 2012, 08:50:00 PM
I never realized it until I bought this thing, but you don't have to do anything special to run old plates in NC.
As long as you have your valid license plate in the vehicle with you in case you get pulled over, you can run a plate from any state as long as the year on the plate matches the year on your vehicle's registration.
[thumbsup]
Kinda the same situation in MN. So, if anyone has a pair of 1967 Minnesota plates laying around, I'm interested......
New York allows it but it you actually register the vintage plate to your vehicle. It must be a NYS plate as well.
Quote from: Speedbag on November 20, 2012, 04:08:05 AM
[thumbsup]
Kinda the same situation in MN. So, if anyone has a pair of 1967 Minnesota plates laying around, I'm interested......
Evidently in Minnesota the last year they made plates with the year on them was 65.
But there're 2 sets on eBay right now with 1967 renewal tabs on them.
Under 20 bucks with shipping. [thumbsup]
The fiancee and I went to a car show here in Raleigh today.
I bought a complete A/C kit for the wagon. ;D
Now I just have to get new gauges and I'm ready to weld fillers in all of the gauge holes and redo the layout of my dash to incorporate the new gauges, A/C controls and vents, and radio deck.
[evil]
Yes!